Project Partners

Strengthening the system of Marine and Coastal Protected Areas of Turkey

Project is funded by the Global Environment Fund (GEF) and executed by the General Directorate for Protection of Natural Assets of the Turkish Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, in partnership with the General Directorate for Nature Conservation and National Parks (GDNCNP) of the Ministry of Forestry and Water Affairs, together with the General Directorate of Fisheries and Aquaculture of the Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Turkey is the implementing partner of the project.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Turkish General Staff, the Ministry of Development, the Turkish Coast Guard Command, the Turkish Naval Forces Command, the Ministry of Transportation Maritime Affairs and Communications, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Marine and Coastal Management Department and Foreign Relations and EU Department of the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, the Provincial Governors, together with such bodies as Local Authorities, universities, research institutes, national and local NGOs and other local representatives, are among the overall stakeholders of the Project.